SUN Civil Society Learning Route: innovation plan submitted by the National Civil Society alliance. More info: http://suncivilsocietynet.wixsite.com/learningroute/rwanda-learning-route or contact C.Ruberto@savethechildren.org.uk

1. INNOVATION PLAN FORM
Guidelines for the design of the Innovation Plan
The design of the Innovation Plan intends to support participants in capitalising on the knowledge acquired
during the Learning Route in Rwanda, transforming this knowledge into practical actions to strengthen SUN
Civil Societies Alliances’ coordinated activities to address malnutrition.
The Innovation Plan has to be framed within the strategies and initiatives currently carried out by Civil
Society Organizations, part of the SUN Alliances, participating in the Learning Route. The Plan aims to
enhance the results of on-going activities, adding value to existing initiative and furthering efforts made by
Civil Society to improve nutrition in their own countries.
The Innovation Plan will have to address, through an integrated approach, at least two out of five of the
thematic areas of the Learning Route:
I. Advocacy
II. Policy review and policy tracking
III. Campaign and social mobilization
IV. Multi-stakeholder coordination
V. Communication for behavioral change
VI. Integrated approaches to fight malnutrition
VII. Governance
The Innovation Plan must be the result of your coordinated work as Country Team and representatives of
the SUN Civil Society Alliance (CSA) of your country. Take this opportunity to work together, consolidate
existing partnerships and open-up opportunities for new collaborations!
Very important! The timeframe of your Innovation Plan should not exceed 6 months.

2. Key criteria for the self-assessment of the Innovation Plan
Here you can find some smart criteria to assess the quality of your Innovation Plan. We suggest you to
check them carefully and try to score your Plan before delivering it.
CRITERIA GUIDING QUESTIONS
1. INNOVATION (a) Is the proposal referring to experiences that can be considered innovative in your
country, in relation to the strategies, approaches or methodologies employed?
(b) Does the Plan have the potential to contribute substantially to address nutrition-
related issues at country level? Does this Plan have potential to be scaled-up?
(c) Is it feasible to implement the Plan with the stakeholders’ available human and
financial resources and in the proposed timeframe?
2. SUSTAINABILITY
AND GOVERNANCE
(d) Sustainability: Can the changes of the Plan be sustained beyond the timeframe of 6
months?
(e) SUN Civil Society Alliance: In which way is the Plan contributing to the long-term goals
of the SUN CSA and its sustainability?
(f) Governance: Is the Plan inclusive, participatory and transparently managed?
(g) Collaboration and mutual support: does the plan contribute to the enhancement of
collaboration, learning and mutual support among CSAs of the region?
3. CLEARNESS AND
GENERAL QUALITY
(h) Is the Plan presenting, with a clear and direct language, the opportunities and
challenges that are going to be addressed?
(i) Are the stakeholders clearly described?
(j) Are the objectives clearly defined?
(k) Are the activities result-oriented?
INNOVATION PLAN - SOME KEY CONCEPTS
Change What is the change you would you like to achieve with this Innovation Plan?
Relevance/
Justification
Why is this relevant for the CSA in your country? Who will benefit from the Plan?
Enabling Factors What kind of favourable conditions, existing today in your country, can enable the
achievement of this Plan?
Main Objectives What are the short-term objectives that lead you to the expected change?
Strategic Actions What strategic actions or innovative practices would be implemented in order to reach these
objectives?
Stakeholders Which organizations and institutions from the Civil Society, public and/or private sector,
donor and/or and international cooperation agencies should be involved in the
implementation of the Plan? What would be their role?
Follow-up and
dissemination
How are you going to evaluate the results of the Innovation Plan and how are you going to
disseminate these results at the national (CSA) and or/ regional level?

3. LEARNING ROUTE
Leveraging the Scaling Up Nutrition Civil Society Network: building regional platforms to promote
learning on how to address malnutrition
The Learning Route in Rwanda
INNOVATION PLAN FORM
I. OVERVIEW
Country/ Team: Tanzania
CSA representatives:
Name Organization
1.Itika Kisunga LUWADA – PANITA member
2. Faraja Kassim Partinership for nutrition in Tanzania (PANITA) -
Secretariat
3. Daniel Mtweve Community economic empowerment and legal
support (CEELS) - PANITA member
Innovation Plan´s Title: Accountable Districts Nutrition Steering Committees for Scale Up Nutrition in
Tanzania.
Thematic
areas
addressed
by the
Innovation
Plan
Mark Thematic Area
 Advocacy
Social campaign and mobilization
 Multi-stakeholder coordination
Communication for behavioral change
 Integrated approaches to fight malnutrition
 Governance
1.1 CHANGE
What is this Innovation Plan Innovation Plan for? What is the change you would you like to achieve
with this Innovation Plan? (50 words max.)
This innovation plan will contribute in reducing malnutrion in Tanzania by creating enabling
environment towards having functioning and accountable District Nutrition Steering Committees

4. (DNSCs). Strengthen nutrition agenda in existing Ward Development Committees – WADC and trickle
down into villages. All together will contribute in improving nutrition status of inhabitants in Tanzania.
1.2 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
What are the main challenges the Innovation Plan is addressing? How does the Plan link to the on-
going initiatives carried out by the SUN CSA in your country to address malnutrition? (75 words max.)
There are few councils which have DNSCs while fewer committees are functioning, Ward Development
Committees (WDC) are not capacitated while local and external resources for nutrition interventions is
very limited.
Opportunities are:
- Presence of National Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan (NMNAP)
- Inclusion of nutrition in country’s 5 years development plan
- Presence of Government circulars and guidelines in nutrition
- Existence of WDC
The plan eases attainment of ongoing implementation of PANITA’s primary objectives.
1.3 RELEVANCE AND JUSTIFICATION
Why is this Plan relevant for the CSA in your country? Who will benefit from the Plan? (75
words max.)
Stunting in Tanzania stands at 34%, 57% of under-five children and 45% of women of
reproductive age are anemic. Again, the under-five stands at underweight 7 % and wasting 5
% and there are limited resources for nutrition interventions.
There is a need of initial working budget to elicit advocacy for a model district, trigger local
resource allocation and scale up.
Beneficiaries:
- District, WDCs
- PANITA
- The entire community in a long term
II. DESCRIPTION
2.1 OBJECTIVES
What are the Plan´s main objectives? (No words limit)
Objectives
1. To build and attain functioning and accountable district nutrition steering committee –
DNSC
2. To develop District Nutrition Strategic Plan with result framework in-line with National

5. Multisectoral Nutrition Action Plan (NMNAP) by February, 2017
3. To strengthen Ward Development Committees (WADCs) by February, 2017.
4. To develop terms of reference (TOR) between District Executive Director - DED, District
Nutrition Steering Committee members and Ward Development Committees (WADCs)
by March, 2017
5. To improve nutrition multi-stakeholders coordination on nutrition interventions by
July, 2017
2.2 TARGET GROUPS
Who are the main target groups (direct beneficiaries) and what would be the significant
change for them? Define the main outputs and outcomes (in quantity and quality) of the
Innovation Plan. (75 words max.)
No. TARGET GROUP SIGNIFICANT CHANGE
1. District Nutrition Steering
Committee
Functioning, accountable and transparent on nutrition
initiatives
2. Ward development
Committees - WDCs
Strengthened and include nutrition agenda in execution
of their activities including mentoring Village Council (VC)
3. Local CSOs Are aware on nutrition and ongoing nutrition
interventions and increased involvement on the same
4. Local Media Better understanding on nutrition and continue to
complement nutrition interventions
5. Academia (Sokoine
University of Agriculture
SUA)
Provide technical support and advice PANITA and
government bodies on nutrition interventions
6. Regional administrative
Secretary office (RAS)
Come up with integrated multilayer stakeholders
strategic plan
Outcome:
1. One District nutrition strategic plan with result framework in-line with National Multi-
sectoral Nutrition Action Plan (NMNAP) developed
2. One District NSC and 23 Ward Development Committees (WDCs) in South Western
Highlands Zone of Tanzania
3. Thirty eight (38) Performance Contracts/Terms of reference (TOR) executed
Output:
1. One District Nutrition steering committee, 23 Ward Counselors, 23 Ward Executive
Officers (WEOs) will have better understanding on nutrition situation and priority
areas to focus on policy, circulars and strategic framework in implementing nutrition

6. interventions
2. Improved multilayer coordination of nutrition stakeholders and nutrition interventions
3. Availability of local and external mobilized resources for nutrition interventions
4. Presence of functioning and accountable district nutrition steering committees (DNSC)
and ward development committees (WDCs) and Village Councils (VCs) which integrate
nutrition agenda in their activities.
5. Improved nutrition status of inhabitants in Tanzania – in long term
2.3 GOVERNANCE
How will the Plan ensure that all stakeholders will take active part in the decision-making
process? What mechanisms will be put in place to guarantee transparent and accountable
management of the Plan’s resources? (75 words max.)
The plan is multilayer stake holders approach and will liaise with regional administration prior
to trickling down to the district, wards and villages of which performance contract/TOR will
be developed; adopted and participatory approaches will be strengthened.
PANITA being Tanzania’s CSA in collaboration with Zonal Coordinators and Academia stands
to neutralize conflict of interest from other stakeholders; advocate, promote and strengthen
transparence while mainstreaming in existing structures will ease sustainability and scale up.
2.4 KEY ACTIONS / INITIATIVES
What are the actions or initiatives each stakeholder will have to take in order to achieve the
Plan´s objectives? Link each action to the respective stakeholder/s and the approximate
length of time for implementing the proposed initiatives. (No words limit)
Description of activities per objective Stakeholders´ role Length of time
(when will you
start and how long
will it last?)
1.Objective 1: To build and attain functioning and
accountable district nutrition steering committee –
DNSC
Act. 1.1 Conduct Regional Nutrition steering
Committee.
Act. 1.2. Conduct district nutrition steering
committee (DNSC) meetings
PANITA coordinate
and facilitate the
Meeting.
PANITA coordinate
February and June,
2017.
One day meeting
Each meeting will
last for one day

7. and facilitate the
meetings
2. Objective 2: To develop District Nutrition
Strategic Plan with result framework by February,
2017
Act. 2.1. Collect nutrition formative data
Act. 2.2. Convene meeting with experts
PANITA, SUA, Ministry
of Health and TFNC
will provide technical
assistance and
guidance towards
execution of the plan
By the Third week
of February, 2017.
Data will be
collected in 7 days
The meeting will last
for two days
3. Objective 3: To strengthen Ward Development
Committees (WDCs) by February, 2017
Act. 3.1. Convene Ward Councilors and WEOs
meeting
Act. 3.2. Conduct WDC meetings in selected
Wards
District Nutrition
officer –DNUO (District
nutrition focal person)
and PANITA will
facilitate the meetings
By the first week
of March, 2017.
The meeting will
last for one day
4.Objective 4: To develop performance
contracts between District Executive Director -
DED, District Nutrition Steering Committee
members and Ward and Village nutrition steering
committees by March, 2017
Act.4.1: Develop performance contracts
(develop terms of contracts)
Act.4.2: Review of the performance contract
drafts
Act.4.3: Sign the performance contracts (Terms
of reference – TOR)
DED will fertilize
signing of the TOR
while PANITA in
collaboration with SUA
and TFNC will provide
technical assistance
By the 3rd
week of
March, 2017.
The activity will be
implemented in
7days.

8. 5.Objective 5: To improve nutrition multi-
stakeholders coordination on nutrition
interventions by July, 2017
Act. 5.1. Conduct field visits
Act. 5.2. Collect mid and post formative data
Act. 5.3. Write report on LR innovation plan
implementation and submission to SUN LR
Act. 5.4. Conduct information dissemination and
share results with stakeholders
PANITA will enhance
coordination amongst
Multi-stakeholders
By June, 2017.
Execution will take
6 months.
2.5 FOLLOW-UP AND DISSEMINATION
How are you going to evaluate and capitalize the results of the Innovation Plan?
 Please consider (if appropriate) to apply qualitative evaluation techniques (e.g. Most
Significant Change, Outcome mapping…)
 How are you going to disseminate these results at the national (CSA) and or/ regional
level?
PANITA will organize literature and data reviews. The information obtained will be shared to
key stakeholders to be involved in the implementation of the innovation plan hence will bring
better understanding to all concerned. Key indicators will be developed and baseline survey
by sampling will be conducted while score card will be adopted.
The participatory Monitoring and evaluation will be conducted throughout the
implementation period so as to enable adjustments. Field visits for verification and
underlying factors for success or failure will be determined. Appreciative inquiry interviews
and feedback collection will be employed.
A team of 8 people will be tasked of which will comprise of 1 Ward Counselor, 1 WEO, 1 VEO,
2 PANITA delegates, 1 DNSC Member, 1 TFNC Staff and 1 Academia staff (SUA)
All relevant learning will be documented for further use and dissemination to multi-
stakeholders.
Dissemination will be through Vice President’s Office, Prime Minister’s Office - PMO, Ministry
of Health, UN agencies, Development partners group on nutrition, PANITA Zonal review
meetings, NSCs meetings, Regional CC meetings, Academia, Local Media, Tanzania Association
of journalist for children – TAJOC, newspapers and other media with national coverage,
Parliamentary working group, Higher level Nutrition Multi-sectoral Committee, Tanzania Food

9. and Nutrition Centre - TFNC, Zonal Coordinators and Press release.
2.6 SUN MOVEMENT
How could the SUN Civil Society Network support the implementation of the Innovation Plan?
What capacities need to be built or strengthened? What resources are available and which
ones need to be mobilized to successfully implement the Plan?(50 words max.)
PANITA support by soliciting LR grant, commit US$ 12,000.00, technical support and guidance,
mobilize volunteers and seek additional US$ 10,274.00 from potential donors to complement LR grant.
Human resource is abundant. Funds are needed to facilitate coordination, meetings, peformance
contract, strategic plan, collect formative data, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and
dissemination.
3.6 BUDGET
Please provide us an estimation of costs broken down per category and indicate if you foresee
to complement the grant with in house funding (if so, how much)
Activity LR grant budget SUN Alliance (PANITA)
complementary budget
Potential Donors
Meeting with Regional
Nutrition Steering
Committee.
0.00 8,000.00 0.00
Conduct district
nutrition steering
committee (DNSC)
meetings and Sign the
performance contracts
(Transport)
0.00 0.00 2,500.00
Collect nutrition
formative data
250.00 0.00 1,000
Convene meeting with
experts (SUA, TFNC and
Ministry of Health)
700.00 300.00 500.00
Convene Ward
Councilors and WEOs
meeting
2,060.00 0.00 500.00
Conduct WDC meetings
in selected Wards
855.00 0.00 1,000.00

10. Develop performance
contracts/terms of
reference - TOR and
review drafts
0.00 0.00 (PANITA staff time) 0.00
Conduct field visits (for
physical verification and
supportive supervision)
500.00 3,000.00 3,059.00
Collect mid and post
formative data
500.00 650.00 350.00
Write report on LR
innovation plan
implementation and
submission to SUN LR
0.00 50.00 0.00
Conduct information
dissemination and share
results with
stakeholders
135.00 0.00 1,365.00
Total amount estimated 5,000.00 12,000.00 10,274.00
THANK YOU!